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Re: Indiana Pro Soccer Team

Soccer is cheap. Season tickets are like 150 bucks to 400 bucks. They already have close to 1000 deposits.

There's going to be initial excitement for almost anything that's new. But how exciting will it be in five years? The Pacers also have dirt cheap tickets in the balcony, but that didn't help them for a while. And that's a sport that people in Indiana love. The Pacers also have been here forever and have been pretty successful for the most part.

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Re: Indiana Pro Soccer Team

One advantage (albeit minor compared to the numerous disadvantage) that professional soccer will have over the NBA here in Indy, is the schedule. The lack of so many games will make the home games seem more important.

Re: Indiana Pro Soccer Team

From the rendering, it looks like they are wanting to redo the track stadium at IUPUI. If they could just re-do that, add seats on both ends and redo the bleachers, and add suites on the other side (like it shows), it would be a great location. That place looks bad right now, but could be a cool place.

Re: Indiana Pro Soccer Team

Know your market. There would be a lot of support from the younger generations, and NBA basketball is often held as an inferior product to college basketball in the majority of the state.

NBA basketball is definitely inferior in popularity to NCAA basketball in Indiana, but it's still basketball, a sport that is way more popular than soccer. The NBA routinely brings athletes into Indianapolis who are household names. Soccer wouldn't. I'm just not convinced that soccer could be sustainable long term when our NBA team has struggled. Will there be initial excitement? Of course. But it won't be new forever. Five years in, the newness will be worn off.

It's fine if a soccer team wants to move here, but I don't think taxpayers should be on the hook for a venue.

Re: Indiana Pro Soccer Team

My, my.... I don't have everyone tell me off. If you check my profile, you will she that I have been thanked on over 500 posts. I am not a troll. I am a Pacers fan. I rarely have anything negative to say about them at all.... I do hate IU so I once in a while take a jab there when they get to patting themselves on the back a little too often. I did make a constructive comment here, you were just a little to dense to field it. Soccer is not successful in the USA and it never will be. They have tried in every way to promote the sport to spectators but it just doesn't work. Whether you like it or not, most Americans (including me) considering it very boring..... Good luck though and I hope you make a big investment in it.... ha, ha. ha...........

You are very uninformed. Soccer is increasing exponentially in the US.